Gamification And Self-Determination Theory

Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:10 in Mathematics & Economics

Games are not just for fun anymore--and indeed "fun" is not a good enough description for the psychology of gameplay anyway. Designers are trying to "gamify" applications which traditionally were not game-like at all. And this isn't limited to just the Serious Games movement that's been around for several years. This is a type of design thinking that has spread from the gaming world and is now merging with the User Experience Design / Interaction Design world. read more

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